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<h1>Bits 'n Bytes.</h1>
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This is basic Computer Science but its worth restating the basics
sometimes.
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<h2>bits</h2>

A bit is the smallest component in computer memory, it has
two states, either ON or OFF. These states are represented as 1 or 0
and thus everything is based on binary arithmatic.
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Off == 0
On  == 1
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<h2>Bytes</h2>

For convinence, bits are grouped into blocks of 8, these blocks
are called Bytes.
An integer byte can store any value from 0 -> 255.

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             128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
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               8  4  2  1 8 4 2 1
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                        F       F
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<h2>KiloBytes</h2>

This is a thousand bytes. The exact value is 2 to the power of <superscript>10</superscript>
or 1,024

<h2>MegaBytes</h2>
This is a Million bytes. The exact value is 2 to the power of <superscript>20</superscript>
or 1,048,576

<h2>GigaBytes</h2>

The exact value is 2 to the power of <superscript>30</superscript>
or 1,073,741,824

<h2>TeraBytes</h2>

The exact value is 2 to the power of <superscript>40</superscript>
or 1,099,511,627,776 (big....)

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